Children of Townsend Gunn

Citations

[S400] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, 28th edition (London, U.K.: Harrison and Sons, 1866), page 717. Hereinafter cited as The Peerage and Baronetage, 28th ed.

SirRiggsFalkiner, 1st Bt. was the son of CalebFalkiner and RuthRiggs.2,3 He married, firstly, MaryBarker, daughter of unknownBarker, on 5 January 1737.3 He married, secondly, AnneMaturin, daughter of ReverendGabriel JamesMaturin, in October 1764.3 He died from 9 August 1796 to 3 August 1797.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Clonakilty [Ireland] between 1768 and 1776.3 He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Castlemartyr [Ireland] between 1776 and 1783.3 He was created 1st Baronet Falkiner, of Anne Mount, co. Cork [Ireland] on 24 August 1778.3